diff --git a/pkg/api/rest/create.go b/pkg/api/rest/create.go
index 7d99ee84ddd..4519032d366 100644
--- a/pkg/api/rest/create.go
+++ b/pkg/api/rest/create.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/unversioned"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/validation"
+	path "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/validation/path"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/validation/field"
 )
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ func BeforeCreate(strategy RESTCreateStrategy, ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Obje
 	// Custom validation (including name validation) passed
 	// Now run common validation on object meta
 	// Do this *after* custom validation so that specific error messages are shown whenever possible
-	if errs := validation.ValidateObjectMeta(objectMeta, strategy.NamespaceScoped(), validation.ValidatePathSegmentName, field.NewPath("metadata")); len(errs) > 0 {
+	if errs := validation.ValidateObjectMeta(objectMeta, strategy.NamespaceScoped(), path.ValidatePathSegmentName, field.NewPath("metadata")); len(errs) > 0 {
 		return errors.NewInvalid(kind.GroupKind(), objectMeta.Name, errs)
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/api/rest/resttest/resttest.go b/pkg/api/rest/resttest/resttest.go
index eac563bd876..fe8ab7ad870 100644
--- a/pkg/api/rest/resttest/resttest.go
+++ b/pkg/api/rest/resttest/resttest.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/rest"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/unversioned"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/validation"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/validation/path"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/conversion"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ func (t *Tester) testCreateIgnoresMismatchedNamespace(valid runtime.Object) {
 }
 
 func (t *Tester) testCreateValidatesNames(valid runtime.Object) {
-	for _, invalidName := range validation.NameMayNotBe {
+	for _, invalidName := range path.NameMayNotBe {
 		objCopy := copyOrDie(valid)
 		objCopyMeta := t.getObjectMetaOrFail(objCopy)
 		objCopyMeta.Name = invalidName
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ func (t *Tester) testCreateValidatesNames(valid runtime.Object) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	for _, invalidSuffix := range validation.NameMayNotContain {
+	for _, invalidSuffix := range path.NameMayNotContain {
 		objCopy := copyOrDie(valid)
 		objCopyMeta := t.getObjectMetaOrFail(objCopy)
 		objCopyMeta.Name += invalidSuffix
diff --git a/pkg/api/validation/name.go b/pkg/api/validation/path/name.go
similarity index 99%
rename from pkg/api/validation/name.go
rename to pkg/api/validation/path/name.go
index 1358e6e7e9b..981d9bb465c 100644
--- a/pkg/api/validation/name.go
+++ b/pkg/api/validation/path/name.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package validation
+package path
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
diff --git a/pkg/api/validation/name_test.go b/pkg/api/validation/path/name_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from pkg/api/validation/name_test.go
rename to pkg/api/validation/path/name_test.go
index fb97e8a0977..779412f823c 100644
--- a/pkg/api/validation/name_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/validation/path/name_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package validation
+package path
 
 import (
 	"strings"
diff --git a/pkg/apis/autoscaling/validation/validation.go b/pkg/apis/autoscaling/validation/validation.go
index d7e0e17decf..5689f7185d0 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/autoscaling/validation/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/autoscaling/validation/validation.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 
 	apivalidation "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/validation"
+	pathvalidation "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/validation/path"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/autoscaling"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/extensions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/podautoscaler"
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ func ValidateCrossVersionObjectReference(ref autoscaling.CrossVersionObjectRefer
 	if len(ref.Kind) == 0 {
 		allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Required(fldPath.Child("kind"), ""))
 	} else {
-		for _, msg := range apivalidation.IsValidPathSegmentName(ref.Kind) {
+		for _, msg := range pathvalidation.IsValidPathSegmentName(ref.Kind) {
 			allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(fldPath.Child("kind"), ref.Kind, msg))
 		}
 	}
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ func ValidateCrossVersionObjectReference(ref autoscaling.CrossVersionObjectRefer
 	if len(ref.Name) == 0 {
 		allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Required(fldPath.Child("name"), ""))
 	} else {
-		for _, msg := range apivalidation.IsValidPathSegmentName(ref.Name) {
+		for _, msg := range pathvalidation.IsValidPathSegmentName(ref.Name) {
 			allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(fldPath.Child("name"), ref.Name, msg))
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/apis/rbac/validation/validation.go b/pkg/apis/rbac/validation/validation.go
index f4df4dbe4e2..fa732092a61 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/rbac/validation/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/rbac/validation/validation.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package validation
 
 import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/validation"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/validation/path"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/rbac"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/validation/field"
 )
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 // * https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/60db50/pkg/api/validation/name.go
 // * https://github.com/openshift/origin/blob/388478/pkg/api/helpers.go
 func minimalNameRequirements(name string, prefix bool) []string {
-	return validation.IsValidPathSegmentName(name)
+	return path.IsValidPathSegmentName(name)
 }
 
 func ValidateRole(policy *rbac.Role) field.ErrorList {
diff --git a/pkg/client/restclient/request.go b/pkg/client/restclient/request.go
index b57f5558e42..3013560091e 100644
--- a/pkg/client/restclient/request.go
+++ b/pkg/client/restclient/request.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/unversioned"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/validation"
+	pathvalidation "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/validation/path"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/metrics"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func (r *Request) Resource(resource string) *Request {
 		r.err = fmt.Errorf("resource already set to %q, cannot change to %q", r.resource, resource)
 		return r
 	}
-	if msgs := validation.IsValidPathSegmentName(resource); len(msgs) != 0 {
+	if msgs := pathvalidation.IsValidPathSegmentName(resource); len(msgs) != 0 {
 		r.err = fmt.Errorf("invalid resource %q: %v", resource, msgs)
 		return r
 	}
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ func (r *Request) SubResource(subresources ...string) *Request {
 		return r
 	}
 	for _, s := range subresources {
-		if msgs := validation.IsValidPathSegmentName(s); len(msgs) != 0 {
+		if msgs := pathvalidation.IsValidPathSegmentName(s); len(msgs) != 0 {
 			r.err = fmt.Errorf("invalid subresource %q: %v", s, msgs)
 			return r
 		}
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ func (r *Request) Name(resourceName string) *Request {
 		r.err = fmt.Errorf("resource name already set to %q, cannot change to %q", r.resourceName, resourceName)
 		return r
 	}
-	if msgs := validation.IsValidPathSegmentName(resourceName); len(msgs) != 0 {
+	if msgs := pathvalidation.IsValidPathSegmentName(resourceName); len(msgs) != 0 {
 		r.err = fmt.Errorf("invalid resource name %q: %v", resourceName, msgs)
 		return r
 	}
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ func (r *Request) Namespace(namespace string) *Request {
 		r.err = fmt.Errorf("namespace already set to %q, cannot change to %q", r.namespace, namespace)
 		return r
 	}
-	if msgs := validation.IsValidPathSegmentName(namespace); len(msgs) != 0 {
+	if msgs := pathvalidation.IsValidPathSegmentName(namespace); len(msgs) != 0 {
 		r.err = fmt.Errorf("invalid namespace %q: %v", namespace, msgs)
 		return r
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/registry/generic/registry/store.go b/pkg/registry/generic/registry/store.go
index 4235848c4c2..8f6034b14dd 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/generic/registry/store.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/generic/registry/store.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/meta"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/rest"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/unversioned"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/validation"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/validation/path"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/registry/generic"
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func NamespaceKeyFunc(ctx api.Context, prefix string, name string) (string, erro
 	if len(name) == 0 {
 		return "", kubeerr.NewBadRequest("Name parameter required.")
 	}
-	if msgs := validation.IsValidPathSegmentName(name); len(msgs) != 0 {
+	if msgs := path.IsValidPathSegmentName(name); len(msgs) != 0 {
 		return "", kubeerr.NewBadRequest(fmt.Sprintf("Name parameter invalid: %q: %s", name, strings.Join(msgs, ";")))
 	}
 	key = key + "/" + name
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func NoNamespaceKeyFunc(ctx api.Context, prefix string, name string) (string, er
 	if len(name) == 0 {
 		return "", kubeerr.NewBadRequest("Name parameter required.")
 	}
-	if msgs := validation.IsValidPathSegmentName(name); len(msgs) != 0 {
+	if msgs := path.IsValidPathSegmentName(name); len(msgs) != 0 {
 		return "", kubeerr.NewBadRequest(fmt.Sprintf("Name parameter invalid: %q: %s", name, strings.Join(msgs, ";")))
 	}
 	key := prefix + "/" + name
diff --git a/pkg/storage/util.go b/pkg/storage/util.go
index 571e104d936..1cceced6200 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/util.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/util.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/meta"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/validation"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/validation/path"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/validation/field"
 )
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func NamespaceKeyFunc(prefix string, obj runtime.Object) (string, error) {
 		return "", err
 	}
 	name := meta.GetName()
-	if msgs := validation.IsValidPathSegmentName(name); len(msgs) != 0 {
+	if msgs := path.IsValidPathSegmentName(name); len(msgs) != 0 {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid name: %v", msgs)
 	}
 	return prefix + "/" + meta.GetNamespace() + "/" + name, nil
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func NoNamespaceKeyFunc(prefix string, obj runtime.Object) (string, error) {
 		return "", err
 	}
 	name := meta.GetName()
-	if msgs := validation.IsValidPathSegmentName(name); len(msgs) != 0 {
+	if msgs := path.IsValidPathSegmentName(name); len(msgs) != 0 {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid name: %v", msgs)
 	}
 	return prefix + "/" + name, nil